dissuade

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /dɪˈsweɪd/

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• Hyphenation: dis‧suade

Verb

Plain form dissuade

Third-person singular dissuades

Past tense dissuaded

Past participle dissuaded

Present participle dissuading

1. (transitive) If you dissuade someone from doing or believing something, you persuade them not to do or believe it.